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• Contact Energy Profit Distribution Plan

  11 March 2010

  View Contact Energy’s announcement regarding its Profit Distribution Plan. (821KB) more

• Origin delivers 28 per cent increase in Underlying Profit and reconfirms Full Year guidance

  25 February 2010

  Origin Energy (“Origin”) today announced a 28 per cent increase in underlying profit to $355 million for the six months to 31 December 2009. This increase is primarily driven by reduced financing costs, reflecting lower net debt due to receipt of funds following the Australia Pacific LNG... more

• Origin and Anadarko join forces to explore the Canterbury Basin in New Zealand

  25 February 2010

  Origin Energy Limited (“Origin”), on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary Origin Energy Resources NZ Limited, is pleased to advise that it has reached agreement with Anadarko New Zealand Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the US independent Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (“Anadarko”) (NYSE: APC)... more

• Australia Pacific LNG and QGC agree joint development plan and gas sales agreements for ATP648P and ATP620P

  25 February 2010

  Australia Pacific LNG and QGC Pty Limited (QGC), a BG Group business, have agreed a framework for the development of jointly owned coal seam gas (CSG) tenements ATP 648P and ATP 620P in South East Queensland. The parties have also entered into conditional gas sales agreements to support the... more

• Origin and Geodynamics establish shallows geothermal Joint Venture to explore for renewable energy solutions

  24 February 2010

  Origin Energy Limited, Australia’s leading integrated energy company, and Geodynamics Limited have agreed to establish an additional joint venture to explore for shallow geothermal resources in the Eromanga Basin with a focus on developing renewable energy generation. The 50:50 Innamincka Shallows... more

• Drilling of Bang Nouan-1 Exploration Well

  23 February 2010

  Origin advises that drilling has commenced at the Bang Nouan-1 gas exploration well in the Savannakhet PSC, Lao PDR, in which it has a 30% interest. The well forms part of a farm-in arrangement between Origin and Salamander announced to the ASX on 4 December 2009. Drilling is being operated... more

• Contact Energy half year results

  23 February 2010

  Contact Energy today released its results for the half year ended 31 December 2009 to the New Zealand Stock Exchange. These documents include: Media statement (31KB) Half year announcement (including Management discussion of Financial results) (292KB) Presentation to Investors... more

• Contact and Taheke 8C announce geothermal joint venture

  22 February 2010

  View Contact and Taheke 8C geothermal joint venture announcement. (26KB) more

• Rockhopper 1 and Rockhopper 1/ST 1 Exploration Well Update, Bass Basin, Tasmania

  18 February 2010

  Progress and Status Origin Energy, on behalf of the T/18P Joint Venture, advises that as at 06:00 hours EDT on Thursday 18 February 2010 the current operation at the Rockhopper location was running in hole to cut and retrieve the 9 5/8” casing from Rockhopper 1 as part of the planned... more

• Contact Energy Monthly Operational Data – January 2010

  17 February 2010

  View Contact Energy's Monthly Operational Data for January 2010. (212KB) more

• Rockhopper 1 and Rockhopper 1/ST 1 Exploration Well Update, Bass Basin, Tasmania

  11 February 2010

  Progress and Status Origin Energy, on behalf of the T/18P Joint Venture, advises that as at 06:00 hours EDT on Thursday 11 February 2010 the current operation at Rockhopper 1/ST 1 is pressure testing the BOPs prior to undertaking a wiper trip and running a wireline dual packer formation... more

• Rockhopper 1 and Rockhopper 1/ST 1 Exploration Well Update, Bass Basin, Tasmania

  4 February 2010

  Progress and Status Origin Energy, on behalf of the T/18P Joint Venture, advises that as at 06:00 hours EDT on Thursday 4 February 2010 the current operation at Rockhopper 1/ST 1 is preparing to run wireline logs having reached total depth on 3 February, 2010. Drilling progress for the... more

• Quarterly production report reflects progress across Origin’s upstream business

  29 January 2010

  Origin Energy Limited (Origin) today released its Quarterly Production Report for the Quarter ending 31 December 2009 which covers its activities in the areas of gas and oil exploration and production. Origin’s Executive Director, Finance and Strategy, Ms Karen Moses, said “The Exploration and... more

• Australia Pacific LNG lodges draft Environmental Impact Statement with Queensland Government

  29 January 2010

  Australia Pacific LNG has today lodged its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its coal seam gas to liquefied natural gas project with the Queensland Government. The EIS will now be assessed by the Queensland Government for compliance with the Terms of Reference set by the... more

• Rockhopper 1 and Rockhopper 1/ST 1 Exploration Well Update, Bass Basin, Tasmania

  28 January 2010

  Progress and Status Origin Energy, on behalf of the T/18P Joint Venture, advises that as at 06:00 hours EDT on Thursday 28 January 2010 the current operation at Rockhopper 1/ST 1 is running into the hole to core. The operations for the past week have been drilling 8 ½” hole from 2,106m to the... more

• Contact Energy Monthly Operational Data – December 2009

  22 January 2010

  View Contact Energy's Monthly Operational Data for December 2009. (253KB) more

• Rockhopper 1 and Rockhopper 1/ST 1 Exploration Well Update, Bass Basin, Tasmania

  21 January 2010

  Progress and Status Origin Energy, on behalf of the T/18P Joint Venture, advises that as at 06:00 hours EDT on Thursday 21 January 2010 the current operation at Rockhopper 1/ST 1 is drilling 8 ½” hole at a depth of 2,106m. So far 136m of the sidetrack has been drilled. Repairs to the cranes... more

• Australia Pacific LNG commissions Stage Two Talinga plant

  21 January 2010

  Australia Pacific LNG today announced it had commenced commissioning of the second, high pressure stage of its Talinga coal seam gas development near Chinchilla in Queensland as part of the progressive ramp up to full production. Australia Pacific LNG Project Director, Todd Creeger said, "the... more

• Contact Energy half year results announcement

  20 January 2010

  Contact Energy Limited confirmed today that its half year results for the six months ended 31 December 2009 will be released to the New Zealand Exchange on 23 February 2010. Shareholders are advised that, subject to approval from Contact’s Board of Directors, the record date for the interim... more

• Origin and Micron establish joint venture to develop photovoltaic technology

  15 January 2010

  Origin and Micron establish joint venture to develop photovoltaic technology (24KB) more

• First light crude from Kupe leaves Port Taranaki

  15 January 2010

  Origin Energy New Zealand ('Origin'), on behalf of the Kupe Joint Venture, has announced that the first shipment of light crude will leave Port Taranaki next week. Tanker ship, the British Chivalry will arrive in Port Taranaki on 17 January to begin loading the first light crude from the Kupe Gas... more

• Rockhopper 1 and Rockhopper 1/ST 1 Exploration Well Update, Bass Basin, Tasmania

  14 January 2010

  Progress and Status Origin Energy, on behalf of the T/18P Joint Venture, advises that as at 06:00 hours EDT on Thursday 14 January 2010 the current operation at Rockhopper 1 is preparing a forward plan to carry out repairs to the cranes on the Kan Tan IV drilling rig. During the past week... more